- Church of St Margaret, Spaxton
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Church of St Margaret 
Location within SomersetGeneral information Town or city Spaxton Country England Coordinates 51°07′37″N 3°06′25″W / 51.1269°N 3.1069°W Completed 15th century The Church of St Margaret in Spaxton, Somerset, England has some parts from the 12th and 13th centuries but is predominantly from the 15th century, and was restored in 1895. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building.[1]
The three-bay nave has a south aisle and includes Norman herringbone stonework.[1] It was extended in the 14th century.[2] The chancel has a south transept chapel and a north chapel which has been turned into a vestry.[1]
The tower contains six bells, two of which date from the late 17th century. Parts of the clock mechanism are from the 16th.[2]
The parish is part of the benefice of Aisholt, Enmore, Goathurst, Nether Stowey, Over Stowey and Spaxton with Charlynch within the Quantock deanery.[3]
See also
- List of Grade I listed buildings in Sedgemoor
- List of towers in Somerset
References
- ^ a b c "Church of St Margaret". Images of England. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=269407. Retrieved 30 October 2007.
- ^ a b R W Dunning, C R Elrington (Editors), A P Baggs, M C Siraut (1992). "Spaxton: Church". A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 6: Andersfield, Cannington, and North Petherton Hundreds (Bridgwater and neighbouring parishes). Institute of Historical Research. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=18592. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
- ^ "St Margaret, Spaxton". Church of England. http://www.achurchnearyou.com/spaxton-st-margaret/. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
Categories:- Church of England churches in Somerset
- 15th-century architecture
- Grade I listed churches
- Grade I listed buildings in Somerset
- Sedgemoor
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